Africa-Press – Mauritius. The formal process that led to the adoption of the Constitution of Mauritius started exactly on August 22, 1967, which means that we now have the benefit of almost half a century of constitutional practice and case law.
It is therefore opportune, 55 years down the line, for us to review whether the guiding principles that went into the drafting of our Constitution are still valid or if there is a case today for a full-fledged review of our Constitution or whether it simply needs to be updated to reflect modern trends specially in the area of protection of fundamental rights.
In that context, we devoted a recent interview to the issue of constitutional reform. That coincided with a similar initiative spearheaded by Jack Bizlall and with support from jurists Milan Meetarbhan and Rajen Narsinghen, former ambassador Alain Laridon and historian Jocelyn Chan Low.
There is still quite some way to go before concrete proposals will be put up for public debate, but that initiative needs the backing and participation of all those who have an interest in bettering and extending the scope of our present Constitution in view of what has been happening in recent years, which if left unchecked could lead to the fragilisation of our of constitutional democracy, the rule of law and good governance.
There is no argument about the fact that the harmony, relative peace as also progress that Mauritius has known during the past 55 years are in a large measure due to the fundamental guiding principles enshrined in our Constitution and the adherence by the different stakeholders to the values and respect for such principles as regards the rule of law and other constitutional protections like freedom of association, of religion, etc.
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